• Why doesn’t Oreo cream split evenly on each side? MIT engineers have the answer!

    MIT scientists uncover why the cream in Oreo cookies sticks to one wafer after separation. (Image Credit: Mooss/pixabay) Every Oreo fanatic wants to know the answer --- why does the cream filling always stick to one wafer after twisting and pulling…

  • Robot-assisted Dressing

    Project page: https://safe-dressing.github.io/ Technical paper: http://www.roboticsproceedings.org/rss17/p050.pdf Basic safety needs in the paleolithic era have largely evolved with the onset of the industrial and cognitive revolutions. We interac...
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  • Forest search-and-rescue

    A group of researchers from MIT and the NASA Langley Research Center has developed an autonomous system for a fleet of quadrotor drones that enables them to search collaboratively under dense forest canopies using only on-board computation and wir...
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  • Computer-Aided Knitting

    Paper and more info at: https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.05681 http://knitskel.csail.mit.edu/
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  • Insect-like robots

    A team of researchers has developed a new generation of tiny, agile drones that look, act and maneuver like actual insects allowing them to operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions. (Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2021/researchers-intro...
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  • Glowing plants

    MIT engineers have been able to induce plants to give off a dim light for nearly four hours. And they believe that, with further optimization, such plants will one day be bright enough to illuminate an entire workspace. (Learn more: http://news.mi...
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  • Supervising Robots with Brain and Muscle Signals

    More info: http://news.mit.edu/2018/how-to-control-robots-with-brainwaves-hand-gestures-mit-csail-0620
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  • Vision-free MIT Cheetah

    MIT's Cheetah 3 robot can now leap and gallop across rough terrain, climb a staircase littered with debris, and quickly recover its balance when suddenly yanked or shoved, all while essentially blind. Learn more: http://news.mit.edu/2018/blind-che...
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  • A Robotic Fish Swims in the Ocean

    More info: http://bit.ly/SoFiRobot Paper: http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/3/16/eaar3449.full?ijkey=ThPQIrxtGmySQ&keytype=ref&siteid=robotics
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  • Using Muscle Signals to Lift Objects with Robots

    More info: https://news.mit.edu/2019/robots-help-you-lift-objects-looking-your-biceps-0522
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  • Backflipping MIT Mini Cheetah

    MIT'S new mini cheetah robot is the first four-legged robot to do a backflip. At only 20 pounds the limber quadruped can bend and swing its legs wide, enabling it to walk either right side up or upside down. The robot can also trot over uneven ter...
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  • Are we reaching the limits of artificial intelligence?

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is so obtainable for anyone these days. Take a look at the “ AI at the edge ” series from element14 here. Some researchers believe we’re approaching the limits of AI, while others have made a breakthrough that helps it progress…

  • Anyone can now build their very own Stanford Pupper robot

    Stanford’s Pupper quadruped robot can be controlled by using a Playstation 4 controller, and it’s capable of walking, jumping, and running. (Image Credit: Stanford Robot Club) Anyone who’s ever wanted a robot in their life can now build their own instead…

  • Drought in Western U.S. worsened from climate change

    The climate needs our help. Even if it’s just one step! The Sustain the World Design Challenge is a great chance to some steps towards a better planet. Drought around the world, especially western regions of the United States, has become a big problem…

  • MIT researchers create autonomous quadrotor that can land on a moving platform

    The robot can autonomously land on a moving platform, both in normal and windy conditions. (Image Credit: MIT, YouTube) It can be quite challenging to land a multirotor vehicle autonomously onto an intended target, especially when there is a need for…

  • MIT develops milliMorph system that uses thin-film materials to change shape

    Researchers at MIT have built a fabrication system and a design space that can be used to create fluidic chambers and channels at millimeter-scale size for actuating thin film shape-changing materials with a high-resolution design. The project, milliMorph…

  • MIT scientists develop robot gripper that can follow a cable

    The robot gripper can grip a cable and slide it through from one end to the other. (Image Credit: MIT, CSAIL) Up until now, you wouldn’t normally see robots gripping a USB cable and following it through from one end to the other like humans do when straightening…

  • Five robot from DIY to NASA

    Doggo, a robot that can do acrobatics comes at an affordable price You don't have permission to edit metadata of this video. Edit media …

  • MIT teaches robot Jenga to help it learn real world physics

    This robot prefers Jenga over Go (Photo from MIT ) Jenga may be one of the most popular and simple games to play; you keep the tower going until it tips over. But it actually takes a good amount of dexterity, patience, and physical manipulation to master…

  • MIT’s Elowan is a Cybernetic Plant That Uses Electrical Signals to Move its Robot Body

    Elowan features electrodes placed around the plant's roots and soil and takes minute plant signals to drive the robot where it needs to go. (Image credit: MIT ) Plats are just like people in certain ways; they need food, water, and light to thrive- take…

  • Drones find lost hikers in the woods

    Researchers at MIT have employed a fleet of drones with the same system found in self-driving to be more effective in search and rescue missions. This new system doesn’t rely on GPS, which is often non-existent in forested areas. (Photo & video via MIT…

  • Robotics - Half A Second To Solve A Rubik’s Cube

    A multi-generation toy, the Rubik’s cube, has been repurposed to create one of the fastest robot to date. The new robot that can solve the Rubik’s cube faster. (Image and video from builditsinprogress.blogspot.com ) Created in 1974, the Rubik’s cube was…

  • Tiniest robot is the size of a human egg cell

    The robot can travel to hard-to-reach places and analyze data for diagnostic purposes. Diagram of the robotic system - as small as a human cell! (Image via MIT ) The tiniest robots developed by researchers at MIT are as small as a human egg cell and are…

  • SoFi The New Robotic Fish In The Ocean

    MIT researchers created a robotic fish to facilitate ocean exploration. The new robot can also be a pioneer in biomimetics. Close view of SoFi swimming. (Image via MIT) Mankind has explored many areas of the planet Earth to the point that it could feel…

  • The Third Generation of MIT’s Cheetah is defying Nature

    MIT’s engineers built a robot a while back that is meant to save lives. Although named after one of the fastest feline in the world, this robot is excelling where the feline cannot. Cheetah 3 climbing stairs in a public space. (Image via mit.ed u) For…